Crime & Safety
Former Danbury Resident Sentenced For Illegally Reentering U.S.: Feds
A citizen of Honduras, deported back there in 2021 following sex assault charges in Danbury, will be jailed for illegally reentering the US
DANBURY, CT — A citizen of Honduras, last residing in Danbury, was sentenced in Hartford Monday to 14 months of imprisonment for illegally reentering the United States after being deported.
Christian Javier Amaya-Aguilar, 27, illegally entered the U.S. in 2013. He settled in Connecticut and, in 2016, was arrested by Danbury Police for first-degree sexual assault. He pleaded guilty to the offense, received a sentence of five years of incarceration and 10 years of special parole, and was deported to Honduras in July 2021, according to the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
Amaya-Aguilar illegally reentered the U.S. and, on July 2, 2023, was arrested by Danbury Police for breach of peace and assault offenses. He has been detained since his state arrest.
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On Nov. 27, 2023, Amaya-Aguilar pleaded guilty in federal court to illegal reentry.
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